ArticleBioMed research international2021
Outcome Analysis of Intramedullary Nailing Augmented with Poller Screws for Treating Difficult Reduction Fractures of Femur and Tibia: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of Poller screws in intramedullary nailing for lower limb extra-isthmic fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and complications of blocking screws fixation in the treatment of lower limb long bone fracture: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Original Locking Rod System Designed for Diaphyseal Fractures of Long Bones.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Effect of using a trephine to extract bone at the insertion point of the intramedullary nails and graft bone at the fractured ends in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures with intramedullary nail.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
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- Blocking screw (pin) technique to achieve an acceptable reduction in intramedullary of subtrochanteric femoral fractures: indications, techniques, and clinical outcomes.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Benefits of Poller Screw in Improving Radiological Outcomes after Intra-Medullary Nailing for Distal Tibia Fractures; A Retrospective Cohort Study.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2024Article
- Avoiding deformity in proximal tibial nailing: risk factors, deformity rules, tips, and tricks.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposePoller screws may serve as an adjunctive reduction tool and aid fracture reduction while augmented with intramedullary (IM) nailing for treating diaphyseal or metaphyseal fractures of the femur and tibia. However, there is no consistent conclusion about whether the method of using IM nailing augmented with poller screws is more advantageous than using IM nailing alone.
methodsA total of 96 patients who received IM nailing with or without supportive poller screw for treating long-bone fractures in lower limbs and who experienced difficulties in performing reduction or IM insertion during the surgical process were included in this retrospective cohort study (33 patients with poller screws in group A versus 63 patients without poller screws in group B). Patient demographics including age, gender, and body mass index; injury-related data including fracture location, classification, and injury mechanism; operation-related data including American Society of Anesthesiologists, duration of operation, poller screw time, method of anesthesia, and volume of intraoperative hemorrhage; outcomes including fracture healing time; and incidence of outcomes of nonunion, malunion, infection, and secondary surgical procedures were evaluated.
resultsFracture healing time of patients in group A was significantly shorter than that of group B (18.3 ± 4.8 weeks versus 24.3 ± 3.0 weeks,
conclusionPoller screw augmentation of IM nailing is a favourable option to shorten fracture healing time and to reduce complication rates in terms of nonunion, malunion, and secondary surgical procedure in the treatment of both diaphyseal/metaphyseal fractures of the femur or tibia while compare with those treated by IM nailing alone.
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